University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey News

Rutgers University requested $1.5B from the state to spend on various academic projects, including the creation of a new food and health institute in New Brunswick.

Lina Maria Alfonso of Parsippany, a biology student at County College of Morris , was recently accepted into the Northeast Regional Alliance MedPrep Scholars Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey .

Newswise - STRATFORD, NJ - With backyard, beach and barbeque season upon us and the season's first heat wave right around the corner, a family physician at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine is reminding everyone to "Go SLoW" to enjoy a healthy summer season.

NEWARK - While legislators and university officials meet behind closed doors to negotiate a compromise, the public will get a chance next week to weigh in on the proposed restructuring of New Jersey's higher education system.

Kevin Moore, who is to graduate with a nursing degree tonight, says working with children during a mission to the Dominican Republic made an impression.

Newswise - STRATFORD, NJ - New research by scientists at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine demonstrates how dying or damaged brain cells release debris into the bloodstream and give rise to specific autoantibodies that appear to be reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other ... (more)

A union representing Rowan University's faculty, adjunct faculty, coaches, and librarians has endorsed a set of recommendations that oppose the school's proposed merger with Rutgers-Camden. Despite a pledge of neutrality by Rowan's administration and the union itself, representatives of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2373 voted to ... (more)

Unions representing workers at the three schools at the heart of a proposal to realign New Jersey's public university system said Monday that they want a pledge that the plan won't result in layoffs.

"When I was 13-year-old-boy, I dreamed of being a nurse," says Kevin Moore, 44, a Jersey City resident who will graduate from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's School of Nursing on May 23.

Newswise - New Brunswick, N.J., May 21, 2012 - When it comes to getting screened for skin cancer, only one in 14 U.S. Hispanic adults is shown to have ever gone through the process, compared to one in four non-Hispanic white adults.

Christine Deguzman, 20, a junior at Rutgers-Camden majoring in music, joins other students as they rally against proposed merger with Rowan University near Gordon Theatre on Thursday February 2, 2012.

NEW YORK: People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers, a new report suggests.

After months of wailing and teeth-gnashing, the architects of New Jersey's higher ed reorganization are close to a deal that strengthens the state's education and institutions.

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Newswise - New Brunswick, N.J., May 15, 2012 - With recent advancements in technology and biomedical informatics, a more personalized approach to prescribing cancer treatment and developing these therapies is preferred over "one-size-fits-all" methods.

CINJ Experts Available for Comment on Ways to Protect Yourself from the Su n Newswise - New Brunswick, N.J., May 15, 2012- As Memorial Day Weekend and the start of summer beach season fast approach, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is making experts available to discuss the risks of developing skin cancer and what steps can be taken to prevent ... (more)

Newswise - New Brunswick, N.J., May 15, 2012- As many prepare to fire up the grill this Memorial Day weekend, experts from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are offering tips on healthy summer nutrition habits and cooking methods that can be an important part of cancer prevention.

Physicians' use of electronic heath records did little to improve the quality of care for diabetes patients, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School looked at the research to find that people who ate fish as part of their regular diets have a 12 percent lower chance of developing colorectal cancer, than people who don't eat much fish at all, Reuters reported.

Christine Deguzman, 20, a junior at Rutgers-Camden majoring in music, joins other students as they rally against proposed merger with Rowan University near Gordon Theatre on Thursday February 2, 2012.